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this is nothing anything the united states can do about it. i think hillary clinton's words were right in that the united states is all about religious tolerance, and that's the message the u.s. will try to get across in the days to come. >> our deepest sympathies and it's a tremendous loss for the u.s. diplomatic corp, and so thank you for take the time to talk with us. >> thank you. >>> let me bring back chuck todd. for people just joining us i want to set up the political implications of this and what happened overnight. first there was a statement issued by the u.s. embassy in egypt, which did condemn the aattacks, and the filmmaker. and that led to a statement from romney's campaign. it's disgraceful the obama administration's first response was not to condemn the attacks on the american missions but to sympathize with libya, and then another statement by the white house. now, we just got this statement, chuck, from the romney camp. a top romney campaign official tells nbc news it's standing by its statement from last night that criticize
this is nothing anything the united states can do about it. i think hillary clinton's words were right in that the united states is all about religious tolerance, and that's the message the u.s. will try to get across in the days to come. >> our deepest sympathies and it's a tremendous loss for the u.s. diplomatic corp, and so thank you for take the time to talk with us. >> thank you. >>> let me bring back chuck todd. for people just joining us i want to set up the...
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i want to become president of the united states to get this country on the right track again. america is at a critical crossroads. we have to strengthen the foundation of our economy, of our values, of our principles so we have a military so strong we can defend our freedom and others. put americans back to work and politics and whether i'm highly favored, not highly favored just doesn't enter into the equation. >> would you be satisfied with one term if you could get a deal on averting a fiscal cliff? >> let me tell you, if i can get this country on track again, i'd be satisfied with anything. >> there's still questions, you acknowledged, do people really flow you. i think the question is are you the moderate from massachusetts who championed universal health care, who at one time was for abortion rights or are you the candidate who said he was a severe conservative? what will you be as president? >> i'm as conservative as the constitution. i believe in the principles this nation was founded upon. i understand how our economy works. i've lived in the economy. i also understan
i want to become president of the united states to get this country on the right track again. america is at a critical crossroads. we have to strengthen the foundation of our economy, of our values, of our principles so we have a military so strong we can defend our freedom and others. put americans back to work and politics and whether i'm highly favored, not highly favored just doesn't enter into the equation. >> would you be satisfied with one term if you could get a deal on averting a...
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it's going to have reverberations for the united states throughout the region. the bottom line is that morsi needs united states and multilateral financial help. that's the best leverage that we have against him and the worst inclinations to ride the crest of this islamic awakening, let alone the arab awakening in the region. they cannot have it both ways. mr. morsi is basically a new president who needs to be i'm going to say this diplomatically, he needs to be educated about his responsibilities not only about as president to his own people, but also as president to a country that has a reliance on the international community for tourism, for financial support and for its own standing. that's going to be a harder education for him to grapple with. but it's an education that he needs. and the president of the united states needs to be in effect part of that university that mr. morsi needs to attend. >> ambassador, switching from egypt to libya, i think a lot of americas they didn't know ambassador stevens personally as you do, took the loss of him and the other
it's going to have reverberations for the united states throughout the region. the bottom line is that morsi needs united states and multilateral financial help. that's the best leverage that we have against him and the worst inclinations to ride the crest of this islamic awakening, let alone the arab awakening in the region. they cannot have it both ways. mr. morsi is basically a new president who needs to be i'm going to say this diplomatically, he needs to be educated about his...
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one of the things that helped me was to be simple in the united states. i was allowed to come here by the american authorities and live a private life freely so i gained my liberty back here gradually. in the end there was a deal between the governments and that ended it. >> an honor to have you here. i'm glad you have made it this far. >>> caught. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start tonight with, if i were a rich man. ♪ dumb. it's one thing to be rich and have the majority of voters convinced you're out to help the rich. is there anything dumber to be caught pandering to your fellow rich? hey, buddy, give me $50,000 i'll give you dinner and tell you what i really think. what does mitt romney really think about that 47% out there, the ones he'll never catch at a party like this? he called them a bunch of free loaders who want breakfast in bed and who want people at the 50k dinners to foot the bill. tonight the morning after, and yes, we've got more tapes of that infamous dinner to remember. that t
one of the things that helped me was to be simple in the united states. i was allowed to come here by the american authorities and live a private life freely so i gained my liberty back here gradually. in the end there was a deal between the governments and that ended it. >> an honor to have you here. i'm glad you have made it this far. >>> caught. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start tonight with, if i...
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and seeing that a black man was elected president of the united states. it made us proud as americans to know that those prejudices that we've had in the past are falling away. >>> beyond some of the more personal areas, we sat down at campaign headquarters the next morning for a more detailed discussion about where governor romney stands on the key issues of the campaign. so governor we talked last night about the jobs and the economy and also the debt. and i want to begin there. you've called the debt and our deficit a moral crisis. and yet in addition to extending the bush tax cuts you want to cut tax rates an additional 20%. you rejected a 10-to-1 spending ratio when it comes to spending to increasing taxes, and yet you want to balance the budget. the math simply doesn't add up. does it? >> well, actually it does. and the good news is that five different economic studies, including one at harvard, and princeton, and aei, and a couple at the "wall street journal," all show that if we bring down our top rates, and actually go across the board, bring dow
and seeing that a black man was elected president of the united states. it made us proud as americans to know that those prejudices that we've had in the past are falling away. >>> beyond some of the more personal areas, we sat down at campaign headquarters the next morning for a more detailed discussion about where governor romney stands on the key issues of the campaign. so governor we talked last night about the jobs and the economy and also the debt. and i want to begin there....
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the united states is getting drawn into a theologic debate. that is a mistake. is he right? >> i think that is true. this is a fight in the islamic world. far less islam versus the west and increasely true for theast 30 years. this is as they struggle to figure out how you blend the principles of a -- of the 21st century with their own cultural traditions. >> you said in some ways. that mean there is as there are things are not better muslim world? >> the film is associated with u.s. government policy. >> there's still some perception of america? >> in the same way a lot of americans look at the islamic world and say you get these few people in front of an embassy, that must mean they all hate us and the reality is they don't. >> robin wright, you are the author of the books "the islami islamists are coming." good to have your perspective, thank you. >>> all right occupy anniversary keep investors away on wall street? >>> plus, four years after the big collapse, the markets have come roaring back, but why isn't main street feeling the same impact? >>> first, today's trivia q
the united states is getting drawn into a theologic debate. that is a mistake. is he right? >> i think that is true. this is a fight in the islamic world. far less islam versus the west and increasely true for theast 30 years. this is as they struggle to figure out how you blend the principles of a -- of the 21st century with their own cultural traditions. >> you said in some ways. that mean there is as there are things are not better muslim world? >> the film is associated...
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and because i know how much he loved being a united states senator and how much he loved the democratic party. >> congressman, quickly, handicap joe's chances today? what's going on? >> we need people to turn out and vote. nothing is taken for granted. joe is working hard, great grassroots campaign and so we're just going to keep pushing as someone who is on the ballot myself for many years, you never take anything for granted. joe's got a terrific organization on the ground, which is where it matters the most. >> i want to talk about that '49 senate race. -- '94 senate race. you would hear these stories your dad was sometimes as worried about your race as he was about mitt romney. talk about some of the stories. here he was in the fierce closest race of his political career and he's worried about your race. >> the paradigm of the mitt romney/ted kennedy race of '94 is replaying itself in this campaign. mitt romney was on every side of every issue? '94 and once again he is playing the flip flop game again. so all you really need to do is replay those debates between my dad and mitt romn
and because i know how much he loved being a united states senator and how much he loved the democratic party. >> congressman, quickly, handicap joe's chances today? what's going on? >> we need people to turn out and vote. nothing is taken for granted. joe is working hard, great grassroots campaign and so we're just going to keep pushing as someone who is on the ballot myself for many years, you never take anything for granted. joe's got a terrific organization on the ground, which...
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that tony get together where the republican nominee for president of the united states shared his deepest beliefs about the two kinds of people in this country, those who give, like him, and those who take and loaf and vote for obama. joining me now is david corn with mother jones the author of "showdown," out in paper back, and "new york times" jonathan heilemann. we have new tape to show you from that fund-raiser including what he said about the israeli/palestinian conflict. before we get to that, here is that shocking tape from romney talking about the 47% of americans who he says are definitely not voting for -- are definitely voting for obama, not for him. he was answering a question from a donor apparently. the tape was first posted by the great mother jones magazine. let's watch. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right. there are 47% who are with him who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, t
that tony get together where the republican nominee for president of the united states shared his deepest beliefs about the two kinds of people in this country, those who give, like him, and those who take and loaf and vote for obama. joining me now is david corn with mother jones the author of "showdown," out in paper back, and "new york times" jonathan heilemann. we have new tape to show you from that fund-raiser including what he said about the israeli/palestinian...
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the united states, obviously, in their political spectrum attacks on the united states, they say are necessarily. of course we as americans can never justify terrorism. and i think it's important to remember what hillary clinton said last week, that terrorism can never be justified for any reason. so we've got to start, i think, arguing back in these arab countries that there is no reason whatsoever for these attacks and they should stoch and we've got to take security measures to protect our people. >> one of the things that has become a big issue is security. what about the security in benghazi? we know there were no marines in tripoli and certainly not in benghazi and questions were raised, here is victoria nuland former ambassador to nato and your former spokesman at the state department, she's had two of your jobs, i believe, in passing. this is her comment yesterday about embassy security. >> i think what we saw last week was that in some cases, we had governments that had a lot of will to protect us, but may have overestimated the capability of the forces that they had around
the united states, obviously, in their political spectrum attacks on the united states, they say are necessarily. of course we as americans can never justify terrorism. and i think it's important to remember what hillary clinton said last week, that terrorism can never be justified for any reason. so we've got to start, i think, arguing back in these arab countries that there is no reason whatsoever for these attacks and they should stoch and we've got to take security measures to protect our...
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in the united states. they just announced they have 42 times, not 42%, natural gas in ohio as they thought they did a year ago. i mean, just the drive of the energy sector under a romney administration generates in royalties, in taxes on new jobs and taxes on profits a major step towards the balanced budget. now you've got to control spending. paul ryan would be about as good a vice president as you could get if you wanted to have somebody. i mean, he will know more about the budget than the director of the budget. >> quick comment, and then i've got to go to a break. >> i'm all for exploiting our natural gas. it's incredible bounty. but if we don't do it as a bridge to a cleaner energy future we're going to burn up, choke up, heat up, smoke up and melt up this planet. far faster than even al gore predicts. >> all right. we're going to take a break here. i want to come back and talk a little bit about a big issue as we go into the democratic convention. gender politics. it was certainly big for the republi
in the united states. they just announced they have 42 times, not 42%, natural gas in ohio as they thought they did a year ago. i mean, just the drive of the energy sector under a romney administration generates in royalties, in taxes on new jobs and taxes on profits a major step towards the balanced budget. now you've got to control spending. paul ryan would be about as good a vice president as you could get if you wanted to have somebody. i mean, he will know more about the budget than the...
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government has denounced. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> nbc's my taibbi in burbank. you've been looking at who is responsible and the strange story behind the production of this vile video. >> andrea, strange is one word, perhaps the other one word that most applies to this search for the truth behind this, who made it, how it came to be is murky. two egyptian born coptic christians ultrasun kevtives involved according to sources who have spoken to reporters including us. one of them started a charity and it's called media for christ, about 30 miles east of los angeles, and that's where the studios are where much of this movie was shot in the summer of 2011p. who's responsible for the content neither one of the two gentlemen is on a watch list for any hate speech watch groups at this point. says that they're responsible for the content. only one a man named steve klein, a flamboyant guy in his writings and web tv show and leaflet campa
government has denounced. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> nbc's my taibbi in burbank. you've been looking at who is responsible and the strange story behind the production of this vile video. >> andrea, strange is one word, perhaps the other one word that most applies to this search for the truth behind this, who made it, how...
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"it is shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy dancers half american people view themselves as victims entitled to handout and are unwilling to take personal responsibility to their lives it is hard to serve as president for all americans when you disdainfully written you have half the nation." the romney campaign put out this innocuous statement from communications director. "mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the gaffe go of nor made clear all year are he is concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent on the federal government, including the record number of people who are on food stamps, nearly one in six americans in poverty and the 23 million americans who are struggling to find work. pir's plan control 12y5i9s million new jobs in four years, grows the economy and moves americans off of government dependency and into jobs." late night for the east coast, not so on the west coast, so little notice, there wasn't time for any news organizat
"it is shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy dancers half american people view themselves as victims entitled to handout and are unwilling to take personal responsibility to their lives it is hard to serve as president for all americans when you disdainfully written you have half the nation." the romney campaign put out this innocuous statement from communications director. "mitt romney wants to...
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what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the issue. you had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, had you to elevate al qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy agenda. as michael said, they came into office with the view of terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and iraq in particular. in the days after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations saying, are you sure iraq wasn't involved in it? it got to the point where we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information. iraq was not behind this attack. >> well, we're going to be digging through this for the rest of our lives. thank
what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the...
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i divided it by the number of americans in the united states. it's about $7,000 for every man, woman, and child in the united states. there are people starting to wonder if it would have just have been effective to write a check to people, let them have $7,000 apiece and reinvest that in the economy by spending. having said that the markets have taken off, off to the races on this. this is ben bernanke saying we're all in at the poker table. there's no way we're going to stop doing this until the unemployment rate comes back down. by saying that, it makes it really difficult for anybody in the market to bet against that, to say interest rates will come up soon. stocks a much better place to put your money, 1.8 on the 10-year note or stocks or commodities or something else that might be taking off. that's why yesterday the market was up about 1.5% for the dow, now at its highest levels since december 2007. the nasdaq at their highest levels since november of 2000 because nobody wants to bet against the fed. >> gold, silver, platinum, too. >> all
i divided it by the number of americans in the united states. it's about $7,000 for every man, woman, and child in the united states. there are people starting to wonder if it would have just have been effective to write a check to people, let them have $7,000 apiece and reinvest that in the economy by spending. having said that the markets have taken off, off to the races on this. this is ben bernanke saying we're all in at the poker table. there's no way we're going to stop doing this until...
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, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never was and never has been. look, there are still warring flags out there, and to my friends and colleagues in pennsylvania, don't take anything for granted. the voter i.d. law if it stands is going to hurt us. there's no question about that, chris. i still believe the debates are going to be a factor and governor romney can recover in the debates. lastly, don't believe for a minute that they're not going to spend any money in pennsylvania. the super pac will come in in the last six or seven weeks and try to swamp the state with ads. swamp the state. >> i agree. all t
, believe that barack obama was not born in the united states. so this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by governor romney is not a joke. that this is something you can keep igniting and keep stirring up. aren't you astounded that a huge percentage of actual voters in the republican party in ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy wasn't born in this country? >> sure. and same percentage -- same type of percentage believe he's still a muslim, even though it's clear he never...
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berkeley and oakland and all that, those are not racist parts of the united states. people live there because they like diversity. this republican ad campaign about welfare and giving up the work requirement to me is all of the old language and lingo? >> these are code words. when you talk about the food stamp president and welfare and the way they talk about welfare. i was on public assistance. we have many young women who need that bridge over troubled waters until they can find a good paying job to take care of their families. there's so many people because of the economy and because of the previous administration's economic policies who need assistance yet. they need food stamps. but the way the republicans are preventing this, of course it's cold. and of course they're trying to play into the worst fears of the american people. it's not going to work. people know better than that. i think people will rise to the occasion. they're going to get out and vote for president obama. they're not going to listen to the right wing rhetoric of this. >> i remember the campa
berkeley and oakland and all that, those are not racist parts of the united states. people live there because they like diversity. this republican ad campaign about welfare and giving up the work requirement to me is all of the old language and lingo? >> these are code words. when you talk about the food stamp president and welfare and the way they talk about welfare. i was on public assistance. we have many young women who need that bridge over troubled waters until they can find a good...
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i think that's one of the reasons -- >> the united states government had to disavow its own statement that came out of the embassy in cai cairo. that some might also call half-baked. >> presidential campaigns are a window and i think it raises just as the 47% comment did, questions in the shadow of the election. can i trust this person to be our commander-in-chief and our president. >> are you saying that mitt romney cannot be trusted by the american people? >> i think the american people will make that determination. i think his behavior during that incident was not just questioned by people like me, it was broadly questioned. >> one more economic point. the president in virginia beach, virginia on thursday talking about his approach to the economy and fixing the debt. this is what he said. >> during campaign season, you always hear a lot about patriotism. well you know what, it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> invoking patriotism. so raising taxes on wealthier
i think that's one of the reasons -- >> the united states government had to disavow its own statement that came out of the embassy in cai cairo. that some might also call half-baked. >> presidential campaigns are a window and i think it raises just as the 47% comment did, questions in the shadow of the election. can i trust this person to be our commander-in-chief and our president. >> are you saying that mitt romney cannot be trusted by the american people? >> i think...
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and back tonight vice president of the united states. if you talk to him, he will tell you the difference between four years ago and today is like a patient who had cardiac surgery. four years ago the patient is undergoing bypass surgery. now the patient is in the recovery room. one of the things about biden in relation to this issue and other issues in the white house staff is unlike the people in the white house staff, biden manages to live for a for a time eve every -- he goes to home depot. when he goes there, he realizes there's still enormous difficulty in this country. plumbers aren't there in the numbers they used to be, builders aren't at home depot the way they were five or six years ago and he gets a sense of this evenings far better than the white house staff or certainly the president who are in that double. >> so the patience, on the table? >> i would think you would want to go back to the policies we had eight years before that, which is what you'd get. >> unless you had another ticket that was so healthy that they could r
and back tonight vice president of the united states. if you talk to him, he will tell you the difference between four years ago and today is like a patient who had cardiac surgery. four years ago the patient is undergoing bypass surgery. now the patient is in the recovery room. one of the things about biden in relation to this issue and other issues in the white house staff is unlike the people in the white house staff, biden manages to live for a for a time eve every -- he goes to home depot....
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brings a cartoon bomb to the united nations. israel literally draws the line on iran's nuclear program. >>> new concerns for diplomat safety in libya as the defense secretary says terrorists planned that deadly attack. >>> first a look at the president and mitt romney's schedule. lighter schedules for them both today. a fund-raising day in particular for both of of them, the president heads to florida. you're watching msnbc. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now get $37 basic installation on all special order carpet. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving yo
brings a cartoon bomb to the united nations. israel literally draws the line on iran's nuclear program. >>> new concerns for diplomat safety in libya as the defense secretary says terrorists planned that deadly attack. >>> first a look at the president and mitt romney's schedule. lighter schedules for them both today. a fund-raising day in particular for both of of them, the president heads to florida. you're watching msnbc. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite...
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of the united states than running against him. incumbency became his great strength tonight. he found a way to show that all the advantages of incumbency were his and the other guy is just somebody on the outside tapping on the window. >> i need to thank steve schmidt and lawrce o'donnell and we'll all be back together for the first presidential debate october 3rd 9:00 eastern at the university of denver. chris matthews picking up our coverage from charlotte in just a moment. boy, what a week this has been. thank you so much for spending to meppnt edeo a fo ov h arie ll ov mediupt nccoatdiay at r whnt yor .f- llan g wi tye ord wquurder e-uellan me yhein em >> hello. here is what's happening. saying the times have changed and so have i. president obama formally accepting the democratic nomination. he con seeded it would take more time to solve america's challenges. both the obama and romney campaigns will be watching closely as the august employment report comes out later this morning. economists expect it to hold steady with 123,0
of the united states than running against him. incumbency became his great strength tonight. he found a way to show that all the advantages of incumbency were his and the other guy is just somebody on the outside tapping on the window. >> i need to thank steve schmidt and lawrce o'donnell and we'll all be back together for the first presidential debate october 3rd 9:00 eastern at the university of denver. chris matthews picking up our coverage from charlotte in just a moment. boy, what a...
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it was about the united states of america. and as you know, i i had president obama and president clinton -- >> you just skipped over a couple of years. did it take the first couple years of the term to become, develop a relationship? >> i always think when a new president comes in, all former presidents just generally, stay back. let the new president get in. pick his team. you know that. that's just natural. and then over time, it evolved. they spent time together. they were golfing. i spend an hour with the two of them in my home. great warm feeling. talked sports. talked politics. they're different generations, different folks. they get along. and bill clinton will do anything he can to make sure that president obama is reelected. you could tell that tonight. he was into this speech. he talked about what president obama has accomplished, and that we need president obama for four more years. you could feel that. that was in his heart talking tonight and i can tell you, having talked to the president for a lot, president cli
it was about the united states of america. and as you know, i i had president obama and president clinton -- >> you just skipped over a couple of years. did it take the first couple years of the term to become, develop a relationship? >> i always think when a new president comes in, all former presidents just generally, stay back. let the new president get in. pick his team. you know that. that's just natural. and then over time, it evolved. they spent time together. they were...
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that's what we do here in the united states of america. that's what happens in louisiana. when disasters like this happen, we set aside whatever petty disagreements we may have. we're just americans looking out for one another. i couldn't be prouder of -- >> that's president obama in louisiana touring the damage from hurricane isaac. we'll be back from charlotte in a minute with much more on the eve of the democratic convention. this is "hardball," the place for politics. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the p
that's what we do here in the united states of america. that's what happens in louisiana. when disasters like this happen, we set aside whatever petty disagreements we may have. we're just americans looking out for one another. i couldn't be prouder of -- >> that's president obama in louisiana touring the damage from hurricane isaac. we'll be back from charlotte in a minute with much more on the eve of the democratic convention. this is "hardball," the place for politics. one is...
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. >> we are five weeks out around we and we're are in a dead heat against the president of united states. >> not to interrupt, what's the message? >> the message is a clear one. >> these are the two paths here this is the foundation, the philosophy of the two campaigns. one towards more and more dependant nation. the other towards a people that are self-reliant. where they can be proud of the work they, do the product they produce. >> let me get a break in here. we'll have more of this look forward to the debates. how this, this debate will play out when they go head to head, with our roundtable after this. both worlds. >>> we're back with the roundtable. david, we've been talking about the need for governor romney to win some of the policy debates. you talked about entitlements. paul ryan appeared before the aarp convention talking about medicare. not exactly a great reception. watch. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care. because it represents the worst of both worlds. >> i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction so let me get into it. >> paul ryan doesn'
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. >> we are five weeks out around we and we're are in a dead heat against the president of united states. >> not to interrupt, what's the message? >> the message is a clear one. >> these are the two paths here this is the foundation, the philosophy of the two campaigns. one towards more and more dependant nation. the other towards a people that are self-reliant. where they can be proud of the work they, do the product they produce. >> let me get a break in here. we'll have more of this look forward to the debates. how this, this debate will play out when they go head to head, with our roundtable after this. s for them all. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. both worlds. i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction so let me get into it. >> paul ryan doesn't shrink from a fight. talking about entitl
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i think it may have cost the united states more notto. and we know, f am t thaveno their ears in conversations with the egyptians over the aftermath of that. we know the president had a long talk with president morsi about the upsurge of the demonstrations in cairo over the film trail and we know it proded some relt k muc firmer stand after that conversation. and he is coming here today. the president of egypt. it will be interesting to see what he says. >> it's amazing. >> cgi. >> i was going to say cgi is like the a smith nn yoot cdas cong here. you got mitt romney coming this morning and right after that, the president. >> i invited him. i called him and invit him. we did it four years ago, remember? senator mccain came a brought governor palinithim. andfoo whatever you think about his tax return, given a substantial amount of money to charity, he might want to talk about that today. >> i heard what the secretary said yesterday about elites not payi taxes. are youomfoable with a l hekt'en going on, the democrat primary? and even at the
i think it may have cost the united states more notto. and we know, f am t thaveno their ears in conversations with the egyptians over the aftermath of that. we know the president had a long talk with president morsi about the upsurge of the demonstrations in cairo over the film trail and we know it proded some relt k muc firmer stand after that conversation. and he is coming here today. the president of egypt. it will be interesting to see what he says. >> it's amazing. >> cgi....
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. >> we are five weeks out around we and we're are in a dead heat against the president of united states. >> not to interrupt, what's the message? >> the message is a clear one. >> these are the two paths here this is the foundation, the philosophy of the two campaigns. one towards more and more dependant nation. the other towards a people that are self-reliant. where they can be proud of the work they, do the product they produce. >> let me get a break in here. we'll have more of this look forward to the debates. how this, this debate will play out when they go head to head, with our roundtable after this. [ mrs. hutchison ] friday night has always been all fun and games here at the hutchison household. but one dark stormy evening... she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. it's the best because it has something for all of our cats! and after a couple of weeks she was part of the family. we're so lucky that lucy picked us. [ female announcer ] purina cat chow complete. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight, try new purina cat
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states would be looked at would be very different, and it's not happening. >> bluntly, the united states is strongest when the senate acts in a bipartisan and responsible way, by a vote of 99-1, we clarified that the senate is opposed to apolicy of containment with regards to iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons. i think probably the worst moment of this entire presidential campaign for governor romney was when he tried to take advantage of the tragedy in benghazi to advance his own campaign. we are better off when we act together, as we have been working to support the ratification of the rights -- the convention for the rights of the disabled. we will do better as a nation if we show a united and strong face to the rest of the world, and if we refuse to allow extremists whether they're in iran or syria to hijack the steady movement towards freedom and progress in the middle east. >> we voted the same on a number of these things. what happened with the murder of our ambassador as he did last night just a bump in the road -- that's what he said. it's all a bump in the road. >> i w
states would be looked at would be very different, and it's not happening. >> bluntly, the united states is strongest when the senate acts in a bipartisan and responsible way, by a vote of 99-1, we clarified that the senate is opposed to apolicy of containment with regards to iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons. i think probably the worst moment of this entire presidential campaign for governor romney was when he tried to take advantage of the tragedy in benghazi to advance his...
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>> well, without some intelligence, the united states has no idea who it is. i am told that the libyan government, such as it is, has promised the white house that it will assist in gathering the intelligence necessary to identify these people. but whether they will, or they won't, whether they can or they can't is something else again. remember that the government of libya has a domestic support among other people, radical islamists and other crazies and it's going to be extremely difficult for them to cooperate too much with the united states because they're on shaky ground. >> are we leaving everything up to the libyan government to search? i mean, you would think -- >> no. i mean we have the capability of using overhead assets, satellites -- >> drones? >> and some intelligence on the ground, too. but we are not very well situated in libya to try and get human intelligence, and at the end of the day, it's human intelligence that really drives the effort to find people. you can use drones and all that stuff. but unless you're -- unless you know where to look
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of the united states than running against him. incumbency became his great strength tonight. he found a way to show that all the advantages of incumbency were his and the other guy is just somebody on the outside tapping on the window. >> i need to thank steve schmidt and lawrence o'donnell and we'll all be back together for the first presidential debate october 3rd 9:00 eastern at the university of denver. chris matthews picking up our coverage from charlotte in just a moment. boy, what a week this has been. thank you so much for spending it here with us. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your
of the united states than running against him. incumbency became his great strength tonight. he found a way to show that all the advantages of incumbency were his and the other guy is just somebody on the outside tapping on the window. >> i need to thank steve schmidt and lawrence o'donnell and we'll all be back together for the first presidential debate october 3rd 9:00 eastern at the university of denver. chris matthews picking up our coverage from charlotte in just a moment. boy, what...
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she had a line about the united states being the greatest country in the world, which sometimes liberals don't say. she talked about military families. i thought, you know, if you take the measures by which we look at speeches, the technical proficiency, how well it's written, how well it's delivered, the dog whistles to different groups, you couldn't see a better speech in terms of how it was written or how she performed. now, we have to always remember the point of this is to influence voters out in the country. my guess is if there's a convention bounce, it will be due in no small part to the speech she gave along with the big ones we're expecting. >> let me speak briefly. we want to talk about julian castro, whether or not he delivered as a rising star and the outreach to not only texas but to the hispanic community, but also this change of venue tomorrow night and how that will affect their basic reason for doing that was not just the television audience. they were planning to do a registration drive, they were planning to do a get out the vote drive. they were going to have 65,000
she had a line about the united states being the greatest country in the world, which sometimes liberals don't say. she talked about military families. i thought, you know, if you take the measures by which we look at speeches, the technical proficiency, how well it's written, how well it's delivered, the dog whistles to different groups, you couldn't see a better speech in terms of how it was written or how she performed. now, we have to always remember the point of this is to influence voters...
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states to apologize for distance itself from this bigoted anti-islam video. well, neither our state department nor our country, nor i think if i can say so, most americans have any reason to defend this vile and previously obscure video that surfaced online from some extremist. it is frustrating for the foreign policy and the diplomacy at stake here to have someone of mr. romney's stature implying wrongly that somehow we need to defend this crap. >> steve clemens, there's a statement that the romney campaign policy director made to "theew york times" which indicates that they were waiting for something like this, they were waiting to pounce. she said, we've had this consistent critique and narrative on obama's foreign policy and we felt this was a situation that met our critique. so, steve, she's saying they were waiting for something and they saw this and they thought, okay, this is it, here we go. and they jumped out there with the attack. and so this seems to have been premeditated even before the events developed. >> sure it was, lawrence. and i think tha
states to apologize for distance itself from this bigoted anti-islam video. well, neither our state department nor our country, nor i think if i can say so, most americans have any reason to defend this vile and previously obscure video that surfaced online from some extremist. it is frustrating for the foreign policy and the diplomacy at stake here to have someone of mr. romney's stature implying wrongly that somehow we need to defend this crap. >> steve clemens, there's a statement that...
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the biggest threat of the united states, our biggest enemy. he said sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska and he went on to make a joke about rocky 4. sarah palin said i i think he deminnished himself by even mentioning my name. >> and you know what? i don't really -- wow. why would somebody say that about themselves? >> she said that of herself. that was not the -- >> sarah palin now a critic of sarah palin? >> it's hard to parse out that one. >> i'm confused. >> self-reflective. >> i've got to see that. >> get back to the original story. >> charlie cook, thank you so much. chuck and jonathan, stay with us. coming up as we just mentioned, we are minutes away from a very important august jobs report. we're going to bring in those numbers live as we get them. and next -- you're watching "morning joe." humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see
the biggest threat of the united states, our biggest enemy. he said sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska and he went on to make a joke about rocky 4. sarah palin said i i think he deminnished himself by even mentioning my name. >> and you know what? i don't really -- wow. why would somebody say that about themselves? >> she said that of herself. that was not the -- >> sarah palin now a critic of sarah palin? >> it's hard to parse out that one. >> i'm...
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i mean, you're going to be president of the united states. listen, ann romney is a very sincere and wonderful person. i have no doubt that mitt romney is a good person. but in terms of being a president, based on the policies that they've laid forward, based on what he said he will do and then how they've changed their position, or etch-i-sketched it away, he has to say what he will actually stand for. pointed out by his own opponent saying nobody knows what he stands for. i think ann romney does as best she can to warm him up, but it's not a question of warmth. it's a question of specificity. on this question, as it relates to not burdening the middle class more and getting rid of some of the very popular things that are so important, like mortgage deduction and child tax credits. those impact people directly. >> let me ask you about what congress can and should be doing. big issues facing you now, funding the government past september 30th, the farm bill, the fiscal cliff. what happens if the election passes and nothing gets done? how do yo
i mean, you're going to be president of the united states. listen, ann romney is a very sincere and wonderful person. i have no doubt that mitt romney is a good person. but in terms of being a president, based on the policies that they've laid forward, based on what he said he will do and then how they've changed their position, or etch-i-sketched it away, he has to say what he will actually stand for. pointed out by his own opponent saying nobody knows what he stands for. i think ann romney...
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aung san suu kyi is in the united states for a 17-day long visit that includes a meegds with secretary of state hillary clinton on tuesday. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" is making its final voyage atop a jumbo jet. nasa's youngest shuttle left kennedy space center and headed west to become a museum piece at the california science center in los angeles. hundreds of trees were chopped down to make way for the spacecraft's final 12 mile journey through l.a. for its new home. the center has agreed to replant four times as many trees to address an outcry from local residents. nasa retired its shuttle fleet last summer. >>> and we've got developments about u.s. troops in afghanistan to report today. nbc's jim miklaszewski standing by at the pentagon and we will have a live report from kabul, from atia abawi. first, what is the state of the surge? >> the surge operation that was ordered by president obama on december 1st of 2009, ordering an additional 33,000 forces into afghanistan, an unpopular political decision at the time, that surge, while not officially over, is essentially over. w
aung san suu kyi is in the united states for a 17-day long visit that includes a meegds with secretary of state hillary clinton on tuesday. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" is making its final voyage atop a jumbo jet. nasa's youngest shuttle left kennedy space center and headed west to become a museum piece at the california science center in los angeles. hundreds of trees were chopped down to make way for the spacecraft's final 12 mile journey through l.a. for its new home....
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and as far as i know, the united states military, the leaders of the united states military, are unanimously opposed to it to this day. this is a fool's errand. it would be a ridiculous war with absolutely no good coming of it. >> joe, you're the only one among us who has been to iran. what do you think are the possibilities of the actions being taken now against iran, against the currency and the internals h s they're trying to chief there? >> republicans talk about ahmadinejad. he has no power. he's a figure head. the supreme leader has never conceded anything to us. there is hope this time that there may be a change because of this economic pressure for one reason. the revolutionary guards who are the most powerful force in the country control 30% to 40% of the economy. and these sanctions are really biting them. and very soon they'll start hampering the revolutionary guard's ability to buy weapons. and to pay their members. >> let me play devil's advocate for a second because clearly none of us want war. it's obviously the last thing we want. let's just go on the premise that the sanctio
and as far as i know, the united states military, the leaders of the united states military, are unanimously opposed to it to this day. this is a fool's errand. it would be a ridiculous war with absolutely no good coming of it. >> joe, you're the only one among us who has been to iran. what do you think are the possibilities of the actions being taken now against iran, against the currency and the internals h s they're trying to chief there? >> republicans talk about ahmadinejad. he...
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as you look at the sun rising over the united states capitol. time for our must-read op-ed. this morning, "the wall street jourl." "it's always the economy, stupid. what mr. oma won say i t nancial crisis resulted from the implosion of a housing market transformed into a toxic landfill by congress, regulators, fannie, fredd and mortgage packagers. the bush policy was a bystander. also left unsaid by mr. obama but free for the telling by mr. romney is that as the u.s. unemployment rate hit 9.5% in june 2009 and a shocked public was looking for a response, the new president introduced the afrdabar a for the next few months. when mr. obama signed the law into march in 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.8%. if a opponen wanted to scribe this in partisan terms, he might saytrent edn entitlement dream while the economy burned. >> i think there's a certain spin on it. i think the president's argument would be when you become president, you usually get a couple years to getour big things done. health care was something he identified early on as a big thing that needed to get done, an
as you look at the sun rising over the united states capitol. time for our must-read op-ed. this morning, "the wall street jourl." "it's always the economy, stupid. what mr. oma won say i t nancial crisis resulted from the implosion of a housing market transformed into a toxic landfill by congress, regulators, fannie, fredd and mortgage packagers. the bush policy was a bystander. also left unsaid by mr. obama but free for the telling by mr. romney is that as the u.s. unemployment...
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they're participating in the three-day summit aimed at improving education in the united states. nbc's danielle leigh reports. >> cody, you can do it. come on. >> i don't get it, mom. >> reporter: many of the nations' parents say they feel like the parents in this movie, "won't back down". >> we are taking back our schools. >> reporter: it features parents fighting for their children's future in a school system that is failing. >> we are falling further and further behind. as a parent i want the best for my child. >> reporter: this texas mom came to new york looking for better solutions. they're out there. >> i know a lot more stuff than i did last year. >> reporter: in cincinnati, ohio, community learning centers are going beyond the academics. >> we have emotional, academics. it's good to get the whole child. >> reporter: in manhattan georges attends a dual language school. in yuma, arizona, electronic curriculum lets students work at their own pace. >> by saying look at these organizations and companies that have come to wrap around these kids, let's pressure all the foundatio
they're participating in the three-day summit aimed at improving education in the united states. nbc's danielle leigh reports. >> cody, you can do it. come on. >> i don't get it, mom. >> reporter: many of the nations' parents say they feel like the parents in this movie, "won't back down". >> we are taking back our schools. >> reporter: it features parents fighting for their children's future in a school system that is failing. >> we are falling...
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you look at how he got to the united states senate with strippers and everything else. you get alan keyes running against you in the general election. how much does jesus love barack obama? what a -- >> joe, jesus loves us all first of all. jesus loves us all. >> you can tell this man grew up in south carolina. you can tell. correct. >> yeah. but number two, look. barack obama defeated the clinton machine in 2008. he defeated john mccain. he has opened a lead on mitt romney. i mean, you know, i think it's fantasy to say this is all like the -- you could argue he's had luck but in fact he is good at this. he is good at this. you know, he's got a trial. he's got a track record here. >> all right. >> as i said to david axelrod, mika, the dnc, you people may not know how to run this country but you can put on a campaign. >> yes, yes. david gregory, who do you have on "meet the press thoi sunday? >> we'll talk to chris christie on the program to get his handicapping of the race and the debates ahead. >> that'll be good. chuck todd, see you on "the daily rundown" right after
you look at how he got to the united states senate with strippers and everything else. you get alan keyes running against you in the general election. how much does jesus love barack obama? what a -- >> joe, jesus loves us all first of all. jesus loves us all. >> you can tell this man grew up in south carolina. you can tell. correct. >> yeah. but number two, look. barack obama defeated the clinton machine in 2008. he defeated john mccain. he has opened a lead on mitt romney. i...
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was he barack hussein obama or barack obama, the 44th president of the united states? i don't think that has been resolved. i think that's still playing out. there's an enigma about the man and we're still trying to it answer it. >> what about your obvious inside access? how easy that was to come by? >> never easy. >> not. >> never easy. a lot of people this think that you do certain deals or someone hands it to you on a plate. the candidate obama first suggested to me about a book, and i thought, naively, i told him it was a stupid idea and i wouldn't do it. >> hang on, you told him it was a stupid idea? >> i actually did say that. i had to get back to him a few weeks later and say -- >> i am sorry. >> i've talked to a few people about it and maybe it's not so stupid. he was quite happy to tell me that i actually was the stupid one. but i assumed -- this is where it was stupid -- i assumed the candidate suggests this thing and now i think it's a good idea so you've got cooperation, right? far from it. there were endless roadblocks. people think if it you get the big i
was he barack hussein obama or barack obama, the 44th president of the united states? i don't think that has been resolved. i think that's still playing out. there's an enigma about the man and we're still trying to it answer it. >> what about your obvious inside access? how easy that was to come by? >> never easy. >> not. >> never easy. a lot of people this think that you do certain deals or someone hands it to you on a plate. the candidate obama first suggested to me...
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united states and obama so far. they're not going to turn over american policy to the israelis. >> hey, david, it's willie. you write in your piece on friday that president obama and the united states need to -- i think you said -- take control of the looming confrontation with iran. what would that look like exactly? because netanyahu has really controlled the stage over the last couple of weeks. what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this threat over the horizon of actual military action, but the planning on the ground has already largely been done. there's pre-positioning, ther
united states and obama so far. they're not going to turn over american policy to the israelis. >> hey, david, it's willie. you write in your piece on friday that president obama and the united states need to -- i think you said -- take control of the looming confrontation with iran. what would that look like exactly? because netanyahu has really controlled the stage over the last couple of weeks. what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make...
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it is a whole other job entirely to be first lady of the united states. it is a job that brings with it a lot of speaking responsibilities and oh, my god, could you see that tonight. first lady tonight, a long, personal, emotionally, frankly excellent speech from michelle obama. chris matthews? >> certainly made the connection, don't you think? i mean, so much of tonight was interactive. it was between her and that audience in the room. i thought the camera work was so important watching this on television. you saw on the faces of men and women, black and white, all different backgrounds, the connection. she was with people. the emotional connection, telling the story of her love affair with her husband. with her life of getting ahead. but there was one big difference than four years ago which just came through in the earlier speeches tonight. it was hope and change, yes, hope and change but not hope and change imaginally overnight. but hope through work and patience and time and effort and then change. i think it was a much more mature look at their own
it is a whole other job entirely to be first lady of the united states. it is a job that brings with it a lot of speaking responsibilities and oh, my god, could you see that tonight. first lady tonight, a long, personal, emotionally, frankly excellent speech from michelle obama. chris matthews? >> certainly made the connection, don't you think? i mean, so much of tonight was interactive. it was between her and that audience in the room. i thought the camera work was so important watching...
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breaks all records in the united states senate. all of these republican filibusters are an effort to stop things from moving forward. mitch mcconnell spelled it out. we're here to make him a one-term president and our job is to say no mp they've done it repeatedly. we always have 53 votes. we have a veterans jobs bill that may get through, but you have to look at it and say there's a real record of obstruction there. look at the farm bill. we passed a transportation bill and farm bill. sent it to the house and they fell flat on the face. they wouldn't call our bill. now we're in a situation with the disaster across the united states, the drought, and the house can't pass a bill. >> the republicans will say the same thing about harry reed. a lot of finger pointing going back and forth. >> how many of those bills were bipartisan coming out of the house? >> right. >> virtually none of them. it's run the flag up. let's throw something at solynd solyndra, let's throw something at -- >> is harry reed bipartisan? >> he has been. he can po
breaks all records in the united states senate. all of these republican filibusters are an effort to stop things from moving forward. mitch mcconnell spelled it out. we're here to make him a one-term president and our job is to say no mp they've done it repeatedly. we always have 53 votes. we have a veterans jobs bill that may get through, but you have to look at it and say there's a real record of obstruction there. look at the farm bill. we passed a transportation bill and farm bill. sent it...
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and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the one moment of by partisanship is michelle obama's speech. of course now the question is going to be, how do they go from the personal to the political, that breach. even in michelle obama's speech, you realize that she talked about the soldiers who are coming home, and the man who lost his eyes in afghanistan and he would have given them 100 times over what he had down. to do what exactly. why do we stay in the emotional generaliti generalities. the minute you get down to why are we still in afghanistan. even deval said he's ending the war in afghanistan, but he's not ending it any time soon. >> it was much more
and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the...
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the michael storm not going to be a problem at all for anyone in the united states or canada. now lesley is going to brush bermuda and head to the canadian maritime. it's going to send large waves to the eastern coast of the u.s., but no rip curredirect th rain. the humidity still very high from d.c. southwards down through the southeast. looks like we will spark a few thunderstorms from the southeast, especially north carolina, some beneficial rains today in missouri. but we can't get that rain yet down in texas or oklahoma. still brutally hot. it's going to be 103 degrees today in dallas. thankfully for areas of oklahoma and texas, you will cool off this upcoming weekend back into the 80s. it's about time. charlotte, chance of thunderstorms once again this afternoon, typical summertime weather for you. we'll have more from charlotte coming up here on "morning joe," we're brewed by starbucks. [ "human" by the human league playing ] humans. we mean well, but we're imperfect creatures living in a beautifully imperfect world. it's amazing we've made it this far. maybe it's becau
the michael storm not going to be a problem at all for anyone in the united states or canada. now lesley is going to brush bermuda and head to the canadian maritime. it's going to send large waves to the eastern coast of the u.s., but no rip curredirect th rain. the humidity still very high from d.c. southwards down through the southeast. looks like we will spark a few thunderstorms from the southeast, especially north carolina, some beneficial rains today in missouri. but we can't get that...